Port Harcourt Medical Journal, a publication of College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Triannual print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at http://www.phmj.org.ng. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2026): May – August

Published: 2026-08-12

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Editorial

The use of WhatsApp for official communication in the University of Port Harcourt: balancing digital efficiency with professionalism, governance and institutional accountability

Preye Owen Fiebai (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.280

Original Articles

Predictors of mortality among acute stroke patients with kidney failure in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Tams Isaac Tamunobelema, Igbiks Tamuno, Adedeji Lawrence Adeyeye, Ukam Ekup Edadi (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.281

Determinants and outcomes in relation to day of ambulation following evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma

Aighobahi George Akpede, Uyiosa Agbongiaruoyi Osazuwa, Ali Elijah Usiholo, Johnson Ogieriakhi Osakue, David Okon Udoh, Oduwa Osarumwense Aghahowa, Dakoru Omekwe Edeghotu, Daniel Edet David (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.282

Awareness of and preventive practices against acquired female reproductive tract factor infertility among women of reproductive age in Nigeria

Eugene Maduabuchukwu Ikeanyi, Daprim Samuel Ogaji, Elvis Somadina Ikeanyi (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.283

Antenatal urinary hydrocarbon biomarkers and birth outcomes among mothers in selected oil-host and non-host communities of Southern Nigeria

Sabinah Obele Ngbala-Okpabi, Chizoma Milliscent Ndikom, Kingsley Chukwuemeka Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Chinemerem Eleke (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.284

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria

Oseyi Christopher Dawodu, Raymond Atah Eghonghon (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.285

Quality of psychiatric referral letters in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a one-year clinical audit

Oluwabunmi Idera Nimat Buhari, Ayodeji Saad Erubu, Ibrahim Adewale Abdulsalam, Jane Adebusola Ogunmodede, Ayotunde Bolatito Omotoso (Author)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.60787/phmj.v20i2.286
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